Honolulu Redevelopment Agency v. Pun Gun

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

Condemnor Honolulu Redevelopment Agency, hereinafter referred to as Plaintiff, appeals from a judgment in a condemnation, proceeding after a trial by jury which fixed the value, of the property to be acquired by the plaintiff.

Mrs. Pun Gun, hereinafter referred to as Defendant, owns a parcel of land located in the plaintiff’s Kukui Redevelopment Project area. The irregularly-shaped parcel of land contains about 14,270 square feet and improvements thereon consist of 11 wooden tenement buildings which are very old and do not conform to the building code.…